Forum: Let’s go fishing ... and on the government dole

Larry wrote that he couldn’t understand how it could be a good thing for 2.3 million people to quit their jobs, thus reducing their earned incomes to zero, so that they will qualify for health insurance subsidies from our most generous government. I know Larry and he is a very intelligent man, but evidently he did not hear Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi’s explanation on this very subject.

She said, and I paraphrase, that these people are “job-locked” and that quitting would free them to pursue their passions. So, if they are passionate about art, fishing, etc., we can expect Nancy to introduce legislation to provide these ex-job-locked individuals with painting easels, a set of brushes, fishing poles and fishing licenses. After all, when these people are no longer job-locked, they may not be able to afford to pursue their passions without Nancy’s help. She should also provide them with SNAP cards just in case their passion for fishing runs deeper than their fishing skills.

When you consider Nancy Pelosi’s explanation on why 2.3 million people quitting their jobs is a good thing, you should remember that she is the same person who said we needed to pass ObamaCare so we could find out what’s in it. How’s that working out?